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The Love Boat

Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies

TV Flash files “Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies” as hour 39 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 2, episode 14, aired 1978-12-16, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S02E14: listed hour 39 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 14 of 27 in season 2. It aired 1978-12-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks / Isosceles Triangle” (S02E13). Next is “Second Time Around / The 'Now' Marriage / My Sister, Irene” (S02E15).

The Love Boat — Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies (S02E14)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

In "Double Wedding," written by Ray Jessel, on the eve of their marriage ceremony, identical twin sisters come to the conclusion that each was really meant for the other's fiance and decide to take action to ensure long, happy marriages for all concerned. In "The Ventriloquists," written by Lan O'kun, the separated couple is working together for the last time to fulfill a contract when they begin to understand each other through use of their dummies. In "Julie Falls Hard," written by Michael Norell, Julie is starry-eyed after the handsome widower proposes because she is also fond of his young teenagers (Melora Hardin and Annrae Walterhouse) who are drawn to her.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S02E14 is listed hour 39 of 245 — hour 14 of 27 in season 2, season 2 episode 14.

When did The Love Boat S02E14 air?

Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies aired 1978-12-16 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Do I watch in order?

No. It is a multi-story guest-star anthology with a regular crew. Sample any cruise; Stubing's ship is the constant.

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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality · Show package

Gavin MacLeod's Captain Stubing hosts three guest-star storylines a week while Julie, Doc, Gopher, and Isaac keep the Pacific Princess meddling. Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise: formula as feature, theme as furniture. Bon voyage, subtlety — the cameo sport still photographs.

The first image is white: uniforms, rails, Pacific soft-focus, and Gavin MacLeod's Captain Merrill Stubing hosting three guest-star storylines before the dessert cart. ABC's The Love Boat (1977–1986) turned cruise vacation into Aaron Spelling's floating hit factory — nine seasons, 245 episodes, formula as feature. Lauren Tewes's Julie McCoy, Ted Lange's Isaac, Bernie Kopell's Doc, and Fred Grandy's Gopher never age out of meddling. Jeraldine Saunders' nonfiction about cruise life inspired the premise; Wilford…

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